Newsletters

We'd like to introduce you to our developmental disability news publications by offering complimentary copies of the June 2009 issues. We hope you'll like them and that you'll become a subscriber.

Federal Perspectives (June 2009)
Community Services Reporter (June 2009)

 

FEDERAL PERSPECTIVES

Federal Perspectives (formerly Perspectives) provides a concise, monthly summary of national policy developments and initiatives affecting persons with developmental disabilities and the programs that serve them. From bills pending before Congress on health care reform, to changes in federal-state Medicaid policies and the shift of government responsibility from Washington to the states, Federal Perspectives keeps readers in tune with the latest national issues shaping publicly funded disability services. As its name denotes, Federal Perspectives takes a step back each month to examine the implications of federal developments on the delivery of services to persons with developmental disabilities.

COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORTER

Community Services Reporter (CSR) is the only monthly newsletter in the U.S. reporting exclusively on state and local efforts in supporting and serving individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Topics covered in CSR include state service initiatives such as new service designs, financial management strategies, supports for self-advocacy; key state legislation; facility closures; litigation summaries; research developments and budget overviews.

WHAT OUR READERS ARE SAYING...

"Essential, informative, timely, well-written, visually appealing, and factual are descriptors that come to mind when I think about the Community Services Reporter and Perspectives newsletters. Simply stated, they are 'must read' publications for disability professionals."

M. Doreen Croser
Executive Director
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)

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"Community Services Reporter and Perspectives are required reading for me. I learn something new about trends in developmental disabilities in the states every time I read them-and I never miss an issue. They are timely and well-written. I recommend them for professionals working in all facets of our complex and rapidly growing field, and for students and parents who seek guidance in gaining a deeper understanding of current trends and issues in public policy matters."

David Braddock, PhD, Professor and Director
Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities
Associate Vice President, University of Colorado System

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"I read CSR and Perspectives as soon as they arrive in my inbox. I get information and analysis from them that is well done, timely, and not always available elsewhere. I highly recommend them."

Steve Eidelman
Co-Director of the National Leadership Consortium, and
H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Human Services Policy and Leadership
University of Delaware

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"There is simply no better, up-to-date, authoritative and easy to digest summary of state activities, the outcomes of state activities, and the national policies that affect state activities than the Community Services Reporter. It is one of the few publications that I read cover-to-cover every month on the day it arrives."

K. Charlie Lakin
Center and Project Director
Research and Training Center on Community Living
University of Minnesota

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"Those involved in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities are constantly looking for ways to improve the life chances of the people they serve. Therefore knowledge of best practices, innovations, and policy breakthroughs from around the country are readily adopted, adapted, and applied to immediate state and local circumstances. The Community Services Reporter is an important vehicle for transmitting up-to-date information about service enhancements to those with the ability to apply the information - public managers, providers, advocates, and consultants. As someone who spends time providing consultation to ID/DD agencies around the country, the information I get from the Community Services Reporter is invaluable."

Valerie J. Bradley
President
Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)

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Federal Perspectives and Community Services Reporter are distributed monthly by email in PDF format.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES

• Federal Perspectives (One year - 12 issues) $130
  
• Community Services Reporter (One year - 12 issues) $130
  
• Combined Subscription (One year - 12 issues/each) $195
  (Both Federal Perspectives & Community Services Reporter)